Minister of Well being Kwabena Minta Akandao has directed the Komfo Anokye Instructing Hospital Board of Administrators to droop its Chief Govt Officer, Dr Pa Kwesi Baidoo, for 2 weeks with speedy impact.
This resolution was taken following the CEO’s directive to droop admission of emergency instances to KATH on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
“Pursuant to part 36(1) of the Ghana Well being Service and Instructing Hospitals Act 1996 (Act No. 526), ​​we respectfully direct the board to droop the CEO for 2 weeks for inflicting the hospital to announce the suspension of admissions to its emergency centre,” the letter asserting the order stated.
The CEO stated he must report back to the sector minister as soon as the two-week deadline expires.
The CEO additional acknowledged that he admitted earlier than the Minister at a gathering on Wednesday, June 4, 2026, that he had acted opposite to the clear directions of President John Dramani Mahama by means of the stated announcement.
The assembly was attended by the Secretary, the Technical Adviser, and the Minister’s Authorized Adviser.
The discharge additionally states that the minister additionally took notice of an interview given by KATH’s public relations director to Channel One TV relating to the difficulty of the hospital not accepting new emergency sufferers.
He added that the communications director’s announcement was additionally opposite to the president’s directions, and referred to as on the board to conduct an intensive investigation to find out what authority the director had in making such feedback.
Moreover, whether or not it was a enterprise resolution on his half to just accept the interview. Applicable sanctions needs to be utilized the place acceptable. Please submit your report inside two weeks.”
subpoena
On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Well being Minister Kwabena Minta Akandoh summoned the Chief Govt Officer of KATH, Dr. Pa Kwesi Baidoo, following KATH Hospital’s resolution to droop admission of recent instances at its emergency middle on account of overcrowding.
The letter of inquiry, signed by the ministry’s director-general, Desmond Boateng, stated the ministry was being attentive to statements circulating on social media associated to the difficulty.
The top of the hospital’s public relations division additionally confirmed in a media interview the hospital administration’s resolution that the emergency middle can not settle for new sufferers.
It argued that the choice was opposite to President John Dramani Mahama’s clear directions for hospitals to not flip away emergency sufferers.
“You’re hereby requested to seem earlier than the Minister by 12pm on Thursday, June 4, 2026, to clarify why disciplinary motion shouldn’t be taken towards you in contravention of the President’s clear directions,” it concluded.
Resuming operations
In the meantime, simply 24 hours after Komfo Anokye Instructing Hospital (KATH) administration introduced that the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Heart was full and unable to just accept new instances, the power has resumed full operation to just accept solely critical emergency instances.
On Tuesday, June 2, 2026, it was introduced to the general public that KATH’s Accident and Emergency Heart is full and overflowing with ready sufferers, and subsequently will be unable to just accept new emergency instances for the following 24 hours.
